Petrogenesis of Late Cenozoic mafic alkaline rocks of the Nosy Be archipelago (northern Madagascar): Relationships with the Comorean magmatism

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 129-142

  Melluso, Leone ^a   Morra, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; CENOZOIC; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0034096167     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00139-0     Document Type: Article

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